Na Carachtair: An Bhean Chéile

• Ní fhaigheann sí aon mheas nó aitheantas óna fear chéile.

  • She gets no respect or recognition from her husband.

• Mar a deireann sí, nuair atá an urlár salach, bíonn an fear ag gearán faoi, ach nuair a bhíonn sé glan, ní thugann sé aon cheann de. Tá sí i ndeireadh na féide.

  • As she says, when the floor is dirty, her husband complains, but when the floor is clean, he takes no notice of it. She is at the end of her tether.

• Bíonn sí sáinnithe sa teach i rith an lae, ag tabhairt aire don linbh, agus braitheann sí mar phríosúnach ina tigh féin.
  • She is trapped in the house during the day, taking care of the child and she feels like a prisoner in her own house.
• Is bean nua-aimseartha, neamh-thraidisiúnta í agus tá sé ar intinn aici post a fháil ach, nuair a chloiseann an fear é seo, téann sé le báiní.
  • She is a modern, non-traditional woman and she wants to get a job, but when her husband hears this, he goes mad.

• Is gnáthbhean phósta í a bhfuil páiste amháin aici. Níl sí traidisiúnta mar bhean. Ní aontaíonn sí leis an saol sin.
  • She is an ordinary married woman with one child. She isn't traditional as a woman.
• Glacann an bhean páirt sa súirbhe mar bhí sí crosta le Seán toisc nach raibh aon airgead aici chun sorn nua a cheannach agus níor thug Seán aon aird uirthi.
  • She took part in the survey because she was angry with Seán because she didn't have any money to buy a new oven and Seán didn't take any notice of her.

• Faighimid léiriú tábhachtach eile ar mheon na mná nuair a fhoghlaimim go raibh sí ag iarraidh post bean an tsuirbhé a líonadh le linn a saoire máithreachais.
  • We get another interesting insight into the woman's mindset when we learn that she was trying to fill the survey woman's job during her maternity leave.